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[[File:Nyssa_sick.jpg|thumb|right|Nyssa infected with Lazar's disease. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'')]] | [[File:Nyssa_sick.jpg|thumb|right|Nyssa infected with Lazar's disease. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'')]] | ||
'''Lazar's disease''' was a contagious and eventually fatal [[disease]] | '''Lazar's disease''' was a contagious and eventually fatal [[disease]]. | ||
== Description == | |||
Victims of Lazar's disease were referred to as '''Lazars'''. It could be transmitted through the air or by casual contact. It appeared to only affect [[human]]s or [[humanoid]]s. [[Olvir]]'s sister had died from the disease. | |||
Lazar's disease could be staved off with repeated doses of [[hydromel]] or cured with massive, controlled doses of [[radiation]]. The later remedy, for obvious reasons, entailed more risk to the infected person. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'') | The victim became exhausted and confused, then took on a pale and haggard appearance, often with disfiguring lesions, becoming even more weakened. The disease could drag on, with the Lazar becoming ever weaker and more sickly, until they eventually died. They also become feverish, which led to [[Nyssa]] removing her skirt, only wearing her underdress. | ||
Lazar's disease could be staved off with repeated doses of [[hydromel]] or cured with massive, controlled doses of [[radiation]]. The later remedy, for obvious reasons, entailed more risk to the infected person. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'') Nyssa eventually found a permanent cure for Lazar's disease. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Asylum (novel)|Asylum]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cobwebs (audio story)|Cobwebs]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Revision as of 16:15, 12 July 2021
Lazar's disease was a contagious and eventually fatal disease.
Description
Victims of Lazar's disease were referred to as Lazars. It could be transmitted through the air or by casual contact. It appeared to only affect humans or humanoids. Olvir's sister had died from the disease.
The victim became exhausted and confused, then took on a pale and haggard appearance, often with disfiguring lesions, becoming even more weakened. The disease could drag on, with the Lazar becoming ever weaker and more sickly, until they eventually died. They also become feverish, which led to Nyssa removing her skirt, only wearing her underdress.
Lazar's disease could be staved off with repeated doses of hydromel or cured with massive, controlled doses of radiation. The later remedy, for obvious reasons, entailed more risk to the infected person. (TV: Terminus) Nyssa eventually found a permanent cure for Lazar's disease. (PROSE: Asylum, AUDIO: Cobwebs)
Behind the scenes
- While the most obvious real-world parallel to Lazar's disease is leprosy (both in the phonetically similar name and in the practice of isolating the infected), its treatment can be compared to cancer, which often features a treatment course that is sometimes as severe or injurious as the disease itself.
